More Tristar problems?
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I don't know the details of the Basset accident at Valley, other than being told by the then station commander, Gp Capt later AVM Brian Huxley CB CBE who as a passenger was badly injured, that the aircraft had been refuelled with avtur (or avtag). He survived to become a RAFVR(T) flight lieutenant staff pilot with 6 AEF at Abingdon and Benson. When I saw him last year he was fit and enjoying retirement.
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Aircraft sometimes go u/s shock!
No doubt the Tri* crew just wanted a night out in Brum shock!
Maybe if the army stopped half/quarter filling the herrick airbridge flights the whole thing could be done more efficiently shock!
Airbridge runs like it always does, never more than 24 hours delayed. If you can't take a joke you shouldn't have signed up to Bob's Moustachioed Party Fun Bus.
No doubt the Tri* crew just wanted a night out in Brum shock!
Maybe if the army stopped half/quarter filling the herrick airbridge flights the whole thing could be done more efficiently shock!
Airbridge runs like it always does, never more than 24 hours delayed. If you can't take a joke you shouldn't have signed up to Bob's Moustachioed Party Fun Bus.
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So when is there an excuse for making a mistake?
Obviously you have an excuse when you make a mistake.
Obviously (in your eyes) there is no excuse for others making a mistake DOING THEIR JOB.
Grow up and wise up.
Obviously you have an excuse when you make a mistake.
Obviously (in your eyes) there is no excuse for others making a mistake DOING THEIR JOB.
Grow up and wise up.
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I am a little confused (which is nothing new) but the three C2 RAF TriStars operated over 900 flights and 3200 flight hours (combined) in the first six months of this year. That is over five flights a day for the three aircraft. That is a nearing commercial utlization numbers numbers, so they can't be AOG very often, or for very long.
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The C2s did less than 800 flights in the whole of 2008, so your figure is probably for all nine aircraft.
I guess with most of the Tristars sitting in the States, getting the spares from Canada is probably not as silly as it seems. From what I recall, a lot of the RAF spares are held in Germany.
I guess with most of the Tristars sitting in the States, getting the spares from Canada is probably not as silly as it seems. From what I recall, a lot of the RAF spares are held in Germany.
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As someone said above, Marshalls get their spares from somewhere in Canada. The RAF already have spares (control surfaces, etc), but they're not all held at Brize, they can be all over the place. Germany was somewhere that was mentioned, but I believe there was talk of moving them somewhere sandy so they're closer to the Depth Maintenance Organisation (ADAT).
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funny thing, was talking to an army bod that was on one of the last charter jets out of Iraq! think he said they were 57hrs late!
spooky it was not a TriStar
Nobody seemed to notice that one or could not be bothered to mention it as it was not a Trimotor
Think it was 3rd company in the charter chain that eventualy got out there!!!!
spooky it was not a TriStar
Nobody seemed to notice that one or could not be bothered to mention it as it was not a Trimotor
Think it was 3rd company in the charter chain that eventualy got out there!!!!
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The C2s did less than 800 flights in the whole of 2008, so your figure is probably for all nine aircraft.